Susan Frey , LPC

Susan Frey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 20 years of experience in mental health care. She holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Seton Hall University and a Bachelor of Science from York College of Pennsylvania, and she shifted into counseling after a sudden disruption prompted a career change. Her training and long experience equip her to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, bipolar disorder, anger, addictions, eating concerns, attention challenges, and the many adjustments life can bring.

Susan often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a foundation, helping clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns. She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and short-term Solution-Focused Therapy when those models better match a client's goals. In addition to these approaches, her work encompasses relationship-oriented methods and techniques tailored for issues such as communication problems, commitment concerns, divorce and separation, infidelity, and process or substance-related addictions.

As an LPC - a Licensed Professional Counselor credential - she combines practical strategies with collaborative goal-setting to help clients move toward more satisfying, balanced lives. Her practice also attends to aging and geriatric issues and adaptations for visually impaired clients, offering focused support across a wide range of life stages and challenges.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Susan Frey

Susan Frey draws from evidence-informed approaches to guide online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, panic, and stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages acceptance of difficult emotions while clarifying personal values and committed action, which can help with mood challenges, avoidance, and life transitions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and reshaping emotional responses within relationships, supporting couples and individuals facing communication problems, attachment concerns, or conflict.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Susan assesses each person's needs, goals, and preferences and will discuss which methods are likely to be most useful, adjusting strategies over time as progress is made. Licensed professionals often combine techniques to match a client's situation rather than relying on a single model.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions occur - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy schedules, to continue work during life changes, or to access support from different locations. These options support consistent engagement and allow Susan to work with clients in ways that suit their daily lives.